Friendship is Dragons

Page 585 - Suddenly, Knowledge

DM: So you're serious. You want to make your own event.
Rainbow Dash: Yep. And I already have a great name: The Iron Horse Competition!
DM: Pony.
Rainbow Dash: Aww, really??
DM: If you're going to call it anything, call it the Iron Pony Competition. Not "horse."
Rainbow Dash: What's even the difference, anyway?
Twilight Sparkle: Actually, I was getting lost on Wikipedia a few weeks ago, and it turns out there are distinct but nuanced differences between ponies and horses!
Rainbow Dash: Oh, great. HERE we go!
Applejack: Be nice.
Twilight Sparkle: Pony, referring to the equus ferus caballus, derives from the old French poulenet, which is different from the modern meaning of pony, that being...